June 20, 2010

FLOTILLA 1, ISRAEL 0:

Israel agrees to ease Gaza blockade (Harriet Sherwood, 6/20/10, guardian.co.uk)

Israel today agreed to a significant easing of its blockade of Gaza following pressure from the international community in the aftermath of its deadly interception of boats attempting to break the siege earlier this month.

A government statement said steps toward the relaxation of the policy will be implemented "as quickly as possible" following a meeting of Israel's security cabinet.
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The crucial issue of whether commercial goods will be allowed into Gaza to allow the crippled legitimate economy to recover was not addressed in the statements. Decisions were still pending, according to an Israeli official.


Posted by Orrin Judd at June 20, 2010 3:28 PM
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